as in ghost
the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people
an eccentric who claimed to have photographed an apparition in her very own house
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Recent Examples of apparition
There’s a kind of Gothic quality to the apparitions, calling to mind Edward Gorey figures, but all smeared and melted and smudged.
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
There have been no sightings, no fleeting apparitions.
—David Ornstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Harker’s lonely investigations are often interrupted by jump scares courtesy of dark apparitions with the silhouettes of nesting dolls.
—Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 12 July 2024
Reports of mysterious kicks on the seats of the building's Regal movie theater, eerie laughter and ghostly apparitions are frequently tied to the building.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
There have been no sightings, no fleeting apparitions.
—David Ornstein, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
Harker’s lonely investigations are often interrupted by jump scares courtesy of dark apparitions with the silhouettes of nesting dolls.
—Beatrice Loayza, Vulture, 12 July 2024
Reports of mysterious kicks on the seats of the building's Regal movie theater, eerie laughter and ghostly apparitions are frequently tied to the building.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for apparition
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Statham, who in the film will play a man pulled back towards the ghosts of his violent past, is currently reteaming with David Ayer on action-thriller A Working Man, and recently wrapped production on Mutiny with Jean-Francois Richet for Mad River.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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Barcelona have previously criticised the current VAR system and asked for audios themselves when a potential ghost goal by winger Lamine Yamal was not given in an April 2024 Clasico which Madrid won 3-2.—
Dermot Corrigan,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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So 7,500 of the books went to the Concord Library, and there’s this room now there that helped to buoy my spirits, knowing that was happening.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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This game embodies the spirit of what makes Obsidian games special, and a chance to prove that the studio is one of the most prolific RPG houses in the industry, whose own original creations can stand above even their stellar work making sequels for others.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
14 Feb. 2025
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The results showed clear differences in signal quality: The phantom simulating dry skin had a lower signal-to-noise ratio, while the hydrated skin phantom showed better signal clarity.—
Krittika Goyal,
The Conversation,
29 Jan. 2025
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But some analysts are worried investors might be cheering a mere phantom.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Apparition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apparition. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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